McCollum has $800k left to spend

In a court filing, Bill McCollum's campaign manager, Matt
Williams, disclosed that because of Rick Scott's primary
challenge, the campaign began advertising on TV weeks earlier than they
had planned and that the campaign has $800,000 on hand as of Saturday.

Williams' affidavit -- which is part of Scott's challenge to the
state's public financing system -- says McCollum had not planned on
advertising until the second week in July. Contrary to Scott's promise
to stay under the $24.9 million limit, Williams said that because of the
media blitz in the closing weeks of the campaign, Scott "could not keep
his promise" and would break the cap.

If Scott prevails and knocks out the state financing system, it could
be bad news bears for McCollum, as it seems his campaign was banking on
millions in state matching funds.

"If the requested injuction (from Scott) takes effect, the Bill McCollum campaign will have to change its advertising and fund raising strategies in the crucial last six weeks before the election to offset the loss of the additional dollars it expects to receive from the state when Mr. Scott exceeds the spending cap," the affidavit reads.

UPDATE: We should also note that McCollum is in line for more than $2
million under a separate public financing law that rewards candidates up
to $250 for each individual contribution from a Florida voter.